Low- to intermediate-mass (M < 8 solar masses, Ms) stars represent the majority of stars in the Cosmos. They finish their lives on the Asymptotic Giant Branch...
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ProjectNucleosynthesis and molecular processes in the late stages of Stellar Evolution
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NewsNuestro vecindario solar se llena de planetas
El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias participa en el descubrimiento de una súper-Tierra congelada, alrededor de la estrella de Barnard, en el segundo sistema...
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ProjectNuestros Alumnos y el ORM
The LPIYA Group gathers communicators and representatives from every institution present at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory (ORM), with the objective of...
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NewsNuevos directores para la Fundación Starlight y el Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos
2019 ha traído cambios a la Fundación Starlight y al Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos. En enero, Luis A. Martínez Sáez se despedía del cargo de director de la...
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ProjectNumerical Astrophysics: Galaxy Formation and Evolution
How galaxies formed and evolved through cosmic time is one of the key questions of modern astronomy and astrophysics. Cosmological time- and length-scales are...
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ProjectNumerical Simulation of Astrophysical Processes
Numerical simulation through complex computer codes has been a fundamental tool in physics and technology research for decades. The rapid growth of computing...
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NewsObra de referencia en Exoplanetología
Investigadores del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias coordinan la edición de “Handbook of Exoplanets”, cuatro volúmenes con 160 artículos de especialistas en...
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ProjectObservational Tests of the Processes of Nucleosynthesis in the Universe
Several spectroscopic analyses of stars with planets have recently been carried out. One of the most remarkable results is that planet-harbouring stars are on...
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NewsObserved: an exoplanet where it rains iron
Nature magazine is publishing today a surprising study about the giant, ultra-hot planet WASP-76b in which researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de...